The osteocalcin gene rs1800247 polymorphism in Kashubian population

Rheumatol Int. 2013 Dec;33(12):3043-4. doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2575-1. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Abstract

Osteocalcin is the most important noncollagenous protein component of the bone. Polymorphisms of osteocalcin gene were reported to be associated with bone mineral density. However, this relation was only confirmed in some populations. In this study presence of C/T polymorphism in osteocalcin gene (rs1800247) was determined in Kashubian population (northern Poland). The frequencies of variants were CC 9 %, TC 31 %, and TT 60 %, with no significant differences between genders. The genotypes were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Density / genetics
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteocalcin / genetics*
  • Osteoporosis / epidemiology*
  • Osteoporosis / ethnology*
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics
  • Sex Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Osteocalcin